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Commentaries

28.05.2020 - Economics, Politics & Philosophy

Taxpayers in the North should finance expenditure in the South

Gastbeitrag in WirtschaftsWoche vom 27. Mai 2020

by Thomas Mayer

The pandemic is massively accelerating changes that have been underway for some time: Digitalisation in the economy, de-globalisation of supply chains, over-indebtedness of states and companies, the political cover-up of increasing economic divergenc ...

26.05.2020 - Economics, Politics & Philosophy

China, USA, Europe. Who leads after the Corona crisis?

Debt relief after the Corona Crisis - Part 2

by Norbert F. Tofall

The contradiction between economic freedom and political and social lack of freedom in China has triggered a global economic crisis.

25.05.2020 - Companies

DAX board member pensions: All-round carefree packages worth billions

Even if the uncertainty among C-suite managers regarding the firm’s future development may be great at present, one thing is certain: their own financial future is not at stake.

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Studies

15.05.2020 - Companies

The true costs of share-based compensation

[Translate to English:]

The share-based compensation programs of large corporations often incur immense costs. However the true costs of these programs are not reflected by the income statements.

15.05.2020 - Wealth Price Index

Q1-2020: Decline within the first quarter

by Philipp Immenkötter

Within the first quarter of 2020, the prices of the assets held by German private household fell by -2.7%. This development is driven by a decline in the prices of financial assets and business wealth – except Gold. Compared to the same quarter of th ...

30.04.2020 - Companies

Paradoxical pension burdens

Why the pension plans of DAX-30 companies are apparently being relieved by the Corona crisis

After the pension burdens had risen steadily in recent years, the capital market turbulence in the wake of the corona crisis should provide significant relief.

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Press

Debate of a global currency war

The Euro at 20: A New Deal to Save the Euro

Más TLTRO y un Draghi cauto: lo que esperan las gestoras de la próxima reunión del BCE

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